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Artificial intelligence is expected to double the annual global economic growth rates by 2035.
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From the leading practitioners, industry giants, and disruptive companies to the top academic minds; our speakers are ready to share their wealth of AI know-how with you.
Get ready to connect, learn from, and work with world-class AI experts in the fields of telecommunications & media, health & pharma, food & beverage, sales & marketing, finance & accounting, manufacturing, robotics, and many more.
John Davies
Chief Researcher at BT, Visiting Professor at The Open University
Michael Witbrock
Professor of computer science at The University of Auckland
Abel Pena Fernandez
Founder of Code Explorers Worldwide, AI Advisor, Senior Member by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Marko Grobelnik
Chief Technical Officer at IRCAI, AI Researcher & Digital Champion of Slovenia at EC
Abe Hsuan
Co-founder and partner of Irwin & Hsuan LLP
Mitja Jermol
UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies for Open Educational Resources and Open Learning at Jozef Stefan Institute
Andreja Kodrin
Managing Director at Third Millennium Knowledge and founder of Quintaum
Luis Madureira
Managing Partner And Founder Of ÜBERBRANDS
Yogesh Malhotra
Founding Chairman & CEO at Global Risk Management Network, LLC, New York, USA Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm
Mark Minevich
Digital Cognitive Strategist, Artificial Intelligence expert, Venture Capitalist, Innovation CTO, author & columnist
Leonard I. Nakamura
Emeritus Economist of the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Aidan O'Sullivan
Associate Professor of Energy and Artificial Intelligence at UCL
Gregor Strojin
Chair at CAHAI, Senior Advisor at the Supreme Court of Slovenia, Legal Advisor - IT/IP Policy, Regulation and Transformation
John Shawe Taylor
Professor of Computational Statistics and Machine Learning at University College London, Director of the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI)
Blaž Fortuna
Professor of computer science at The University of Auckland
John Soldatos
ICT & Business Consultant And Honorary Research Fellow At The University Of Glasgow, UK
Emma Ruttkamp Bloem
Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pretoria
Ricardo Baeza Yates
Director of Research at the Institute for Experiential AI of Northeastern University
Dejan Križaj
Associate Professor at the University of Primorska, Faculty of Tourism Studies - Turistica
Iis Tussyadiah
Professor of Intelligent Systems in Service and Head of School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at University of Surrey
Iztok Franko
CEO at Diggintravel
Ido Biger
Chief Data Officer Of ELAL Airlines
Luka Berger
Founder And CEO Of Flexkeeping
Luka Bradeško
CEO at Solvesall, AI researcher at Jozef Stefan Institute and former Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg LP
Estevam Rafael Hruschka
Head of Research at Megagon Labs
Roberto Gobo
Director of digital strategy and technology in Valamar Riviera
Sasha Schriber
CEO and founder of NANOS.AI
Rodrigo Acuna Agost
Head of AI Research and Technology, Amadeus
Michael Kollegger
Head of Advanced Analytics for Emakina CEE
Diego Klabjan
Director, Center for Deep Learning; Director, Master of Science in Analytics
Richard Benjamins
Chief AI & Data Strategist | EU Parliament AI Expert (EPAIO) | Co-founder OdiseIA
Jens Kober
Assoc. Prof. TU Delft "Machine Learning for Robotics"
Yannis Charalabidis
Professor of Digital Governance at the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean
Ioan Toma
Chief AI Officer and co-founder of Onlim GmbH
Philippe Blanchard
Founder of Futurous
Božidara Cvetković
Lead Data Scientist at BE-terna
Stefan Ivic
Partner and Consumer Industry Leader for Data, Analytics, and AI at Deloitte Canada
James Hodson
CEO of the AI for Good Foundation, Chief Science Officer of Cognism
Pat Moore
Statistician in marketing
Lev Prislan
Head Of Business Intelligence at GEN-I, d.o.o.
Natasa Milic-Frayling
Founder & CEO at Intact Digital Ltd | Legacy software management for risk-free Digital Transformation & Data Integrity compliance
Goran Golubovic
General Manager at NLB d.d.
Anastassia Fedyk
Assistant Professor of Finance at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley
Sašo Džeroski
Head of Department of Knowledge Technologies at Jozef Stefan Institute
Gabriela Ramos
Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Visvanathan Ramesh
W3 professor for Software Engineering with emphasis on Bio-inspired Vision
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Connect AI masterclass program
Tailor-made to propel your business into the future, today.
From hand-picked keynotes, expert sessions, practical use cases, workshops, and Q&As to interactive networking, the ConnectAI Digital Masterclass is designed to equip you with in-depth knowledge on driving success with artificial intelligence.
Create your own masterclass experience.
Every day opens up with a once-in-a-lifetime keynote you simply can’t afford to miss. After that, you are completely free to pick your own sessions from one of the three overlapping channels:
channel #1
For managers:
Discover the strategic steps necessary to plan and execute your own AI-driven business transformation.
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Use cases:
Dive deep into the real-world applications and use cases to see how AI can help you grow your competitive advantage.
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For AI experts:
Get a business perspective on the leading technological AI trends and investment opportunities.
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TOURISM:
Deep dive into travel industry trends where AI will play a crucial role in the next few years.
25 JAN 2022
DAY 01
26 JAN 2022
DAY 02
27 JAN 2022
DAY 03
11:00 UTC +01:00
CHECK IN
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 UTC +01:00
KEYNOTE: AN INTUITIVE INTRO TO AI
Introductory speech: Mark Boris Andrijanic, Slovenian minister for digital transformation
12:00 - 12:55
12:45 UTC +01:00
BREAK
12:45 - 13:00
13:00 UTC +01:00
#1
UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF AI (AN INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW)
13:00 - 14:30
#2
Leverage information capital joining artificial intelligence and fintech approach
13:00 - 13:45
#2
AI for Environment and Agriculture
13:45 - 14:30
#3
AI in business and management - challenges and opportunities
KAY FIRTH, Butterfield (WEF)
13:00 - 14:30
14:30 UTC +01:00
BREAK
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 UTC +01:00
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PARTNER, #1 CHANNEL
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15:00 - 15:45
#2
PARTNER, #2 CHANNEL
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15:00 - 15:45
#3
PARTNER, #3 CHANNEL
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15:00 - 15:45
15:45 UTC +01:00
#1
HOW TO CREATE A HOLISTIC STRATEGY TO AI?
15:45 - 17:15
#2
Data is the new gold - how to collect it and use it?
15:45 - 16:30
#2
Knowledge-based Conversational AI for Tourism
16:30 - 17:15
#3
AI x CI x DX - The role of AI in Competitive Intelligence to support Digital Transformation
15:45 - 17:15
17:15 UTC +01:00
BREAK
17:15 - 17:30
17:30 UTC +01:00
#1
AI or Not AI: Is there a choice?
17:30 - 18:15
#1
UNESCO
18:15 - 19:00
#2
AI IN SMART CITIES: POWERING A DATA-RICH FUTURE INDUSTRY
17:30 - 18:15
#2
AI IN ENERGY SECTOR
18:15 - 19:00
#3
FUNDS, INVESTORS FOR AI TECHNOLOGIES AND STURTUPS
17:30 - 19:00
12:00 UTC +01:00
KEYNOTE: UNCHARTED PARTNERSHIP: HUMANITY AND AI
12:00 - 12:45
12:45 UTC +01:00
BREAK
12:45- 13:00
13:00 UTC +01:00
#1
Working with a black box: Reproducibility and quality assurance in AI
13:00 - 13:45
#1
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ( HOW NOT TO END UP ONLY WITH 'CHATBOTS')
13:45 - 14:30
#2
AI IN FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
13:00 - 13:45
#2
AI IN MOBILITY
13:45 - 14:30
#3
ADVANCES IN AI METHODS, TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
13:00 - 14:30
#4
AI in Hospitality and Tourism - The latest research on AI in hospitality and tourism: trends and cases.
13:00 - 13:45
#4
AI opportunities in the airline industry - cases & examples
13:45 - 14:30
14:30 UTC +01:00
BREAK
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 UTC +01:00
#1
PARTNER, #1 CHANNEL
To be revealed soon
15:00 - 15:45
#2
PARTNER, #2 CHANNEL
To be revealed soon
15:00 - 15:45
#3
PARTNER, #3 CHANNEL
To be revealed soon
15:00 - 15:45
15:45 UTC +01:00
#1
A TRANSDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE ON AI SYSTEMS DESIGN
15:45 - 17:15
#2
From talking the walk to walking the talk: practical lessons to become a data-driven company and create value from AI.(Richard Benjamins, Telefonica)
15:45 - 16:30
#2
Using AI for profit in Ad Sales for Publishing
16:30 - 17:15
#3
ADVANCES IN DATA INTENSIVE AI
RAYID GHANI, Carnegie Mellon University
15:45 - 17:15
#4
AI in Hospitalitys- HOW HOTELS ARE USING AI TO DRIVE EFFICIENCY, AUTOMATE WORK PROCESSES AND MAXIMIZE GUEST SATISFACTION
15:45 - 16:30
17:15 UTC +01:00
BREAK
17:15 - 17:30
17:30 UTC +01:00
#1
How AI Impacts Firm Growth and Innovation
17:30 - 19:00
#2
The when, where and how to apply AI in insurance
17:30 - 18:15
#2
AI in HR & leadership: How AI can support collective redefinition of success and sustainbaility
18:15 - 19:00
#3
Knowledge Intensive AI: beyond the data-driven approach
17:30 - 19:00
#4
Understanding travellers and optimizing their experience with AI
17:30 - 18:15
#4
AI in marketing/digital marketing in tourism/SMB sector
18:15 - 19:00
12:00 UTC +01:00
KEYNOTE: THE FUTURE OF AI
12:45 UTC +01:00
BREAK
12:45 - 13:00
13:00 UTC +01:00
#1
Robotics in Business - Business case
13:00 - 13:45
#1
AI in Retail and E-commerce
13:45 - 14:30
#2
AI IN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
13:00 - 13:45
#2
Artificial intelligence and sport: How to concile values and opportunities?
13:45 - 14:30
#3
EXISTING AND EMERGING SECTORS FOR AI: CYBERSECURITY, DEFENSE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
13:00 - 14:30
14:30 UTC +01:00
BREAK
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 UTC +01:00
#1
PARTNER, #1 CHANNEL
To be revealed soon
15:00 - 15:45
#2
PARTNER, #2 CHANNEL
To be revealed soon
15:00 - 15:45
#3
PARTNER, #3 CHANNEL
To be revealed soon
15:00 - 15:45
15:45 UTC +01:00
#1
AI & EDUCATION
15:45 - 16:30
#1
AI impact on human rights - implications for providers
16:30 - 17:15
#2
Artificial Intelligence in Government: Why, What and How
15:45 - 16:30
#2
AI in supply chain - inventory optimisation from raw material to product
16:30 - 17:15
#3
Existing and emerging sectors for AI: Industry and Manufacturing
17:15 UTC +01:00
BREAK
17:15 - 17:30
17:30 UTC +01:00
#1
10 Key Ethics Questions that a Company should ask before using AI
17:30 - 18:15
#2
Accelerating recovery and preparing for the AI-driven future in the consumer industry
17:30 - 18:15
#3
Challenges and Opportunities of AI Technologies: The Role of AI Ethics in Business
17:30 - 18:15
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